Incense Burner
1279-1368 (made)
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Incense burner, of squat form with high, round neck and flattened rim with upturned edge. Stands on three small feet. Made of pinkish-red stoneware, the lower portion of the outside bearing a wash of chalky-white slip. Where body is exposed on the damaged foot it shows pale pinkish-red, which fires to a darker brick red. The inside is unslipped. The upper portion of the body bears a wash of darker red slip, marbled with white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pinkish stoneware with white slip and red and white marbling |
| Brief description | Incense burner, pinkish stoneware with white slip and red and white marbling; north China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| Physical description | Incense burner, of squat form with high, round neck and flattened rim with upturned edge. Stands on three small feet. Made of pinkish-red stoneware, the lower portion of the outside bearing a wash of chalky-white slip. Where body is exposed on the damaged foot it shows pale pinkish-red, which fires to a darker brick red. The inside is unslipped. The upper portion of the body bears a wash of darker red slip, marbled with white. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr P. H. D. S. Wikramaratna, in memory of his wife Nancy |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | FE.34-1994 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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